Improvement in lids for jelly-glasses



J. ADAMS.

Lids for Jelly Glasses.

No. 138,833. Patented Mayl3,i873.'

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JOHN ADAMS, OF PITTSBUBG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LIDS FOR JELLY-GLASSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,833, dated May 13, 1873; application filed April 16, 1873.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOHN ADAMS, of the city of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Lids for J elly-Glasses and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in providing a jelly-glass with a slip-top lid so constructed that a disk of paper may be interposed between the flange of the lid and cover the mouth of the jelly-glass, the said paper having printed upon it in a circle a series of names for different jellies, and a portion of the surface of the lid being so constructed as to be semi-opaque, giving to the opaqueness a frosted appearance, leaving a plain portion of sufficient size to expose to view the name of any one of the series of names printed on the paper'that covers the mouth of the jelly-glass, a part of which paper is interposed between the outer wall of the lip of the jelly-glass and the inner wall of the flange of the slip-top or lid.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe more fully its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawing which forms part of my specification, Figure l is a vertical section of the jelly-glass and lid. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top view or plan of the same.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents an ordinary jelly-glass. B represents the top, which is known to the trade as a slip-top, which is a top having a flange that will easily pass over the month of the vessel for which it is intended. In the present case the top is constructed of pressed glass with thebevel of the inner wall of its flange 0 corresponding to the outer wall of that portion of the jellyglass known as the lip, which is the part above the bead D of the jelly-glass A, leaving sufficient space between the lip and the flange O for the interposition of ,a paper cover upon which is printed the names of jellies. This paper is used for the purpose of covering the mouth of the jelly-glass and filling up the space between the flange and the lip, and experience has demonstrated that such paper will become impervious to the action of the air, and as a general thing will become attached to the mouth of the jelly-glass, excluding from it air, dust, and other thing or things which would have a tendency to injure the jelly placed in the glass. This tendency of the paper to become impervious to the air and become adhesive so as to adhere to the glass is due to the vapor or moisture emanating from the jelly, which in this instance I so utilize as to make it available for the protection of the jelly.- The lid is constructed by means of a suitable mold and press, and a portion of the surface of it is made semiopaque or frosted, as indicated at e, leaving a plain part, as indicated at f, of sufficient size to expose to view the name of the jelly placed in'the glass. g represents the paper which covers the mouth of the jelly-glass, a portion of the paper being interposed between the lip and flange G, as indicated in Fig. 1.

I wish it clearly understood that I do not claim broadly a glass top for jelly-glasses, for such device is known; nor do I claim the interposition of a paper cover or cap between the lid and lip of the jelly-glass for sealing or other similar purpose, as this has been heretofore done; but

What I do claim as of my invention is A slip-top lid for jelly-glasses provided with a semi-opaque surface, e, and a plain surface, f, and paper disk having the names of jellies printed thereon, substantially as herein described and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN ADAMS.

Witnesses E. G. KREHAN, J. ALEX. KNOX. 

